Wednesday, June 29, 2005
Thursday, June 23, 2005
After
It's camp! What can I say? I lost half of my beard & the opposite half of my moustache! 4 baptisms & 1 rededication so far...one more day to go.
Wednesday, June 22, 2005
Banana boat
Lauren Collins & crew ride the banana boat om Lake Aurora. It's been a great day at camp. So far, 3 campers have decided to be baptized into Chrlst!
Tuesday, June 21, 2005
Monday, June 20, 2005
This is Camp!
The Program Director's bedroom in the apartment at Lake Aurora. Sweet suite, eh? We have 91 campers and thigs are going great so far!
Saturday, June 18, 2005
Thursday, June 16, 2005
Hurry up & wait
After the first hour & a half in the waiting room at the dentist's office. This, after getting my annual physical earlier!
Wednesday, June 15, 2005
Ianburn
Our Native American Son, Ian, showing off his reddness. He is actually much more red than this photo shows. Painfully so.
Pistin
Okay, in the midst of the numerous projects I must complete before heading for camp (several of which I completed between my late night ventures, and my early morning work here in the office), I have done a further word study on Faith. You know, I have named our new silver van Faith, but want to address her in the Greek. Well, the accusative singular feminine form of the greek word Pistis is Pistin. Now that sounds more like a car name. After all, they have pistons that drive the engine, and if I have to choose an NBA team to "like" (I'm not a fan of the NBA, I like the college game much better), then Detroit is my choice. Can you say Tayshaun Prince? Yes, I know that Nazr Mohammed plays for the Spurs, so I really can't lose in this Chapmpionship series, but my heart is more with the Pistons. Anyway, enough of the side trip...so I am refining the name of oour new van to Pistin. Maybe Peggy won't be so afraid to call the van by her name now.
As I have previously indicated, I head out for a week of church camp at Lake Aurora on Sunday (Father's Day), and then for a two week vacation to Sunset Beach, NC. Yeah, I know, I am driving 10 hours to go to the beach when I live five minutes away from the beach. Don't get me started on that line of thought.
I do have three of the four books I will read at the beach already picked out, just gotta find a good novel for pure pleasure reading to round out my selections. Guess I will hafta get busy with that pretty soon, since I won't have a chance to get a book next week, eh?
Your continued prayers concerning Ian and his lack of school work would be appreciated. He is going to take the 2nd semester work of his Chemistry 1 class online when we get back from vacation, and he will be repeating his Algebra 2 class next year in school (we already knew that before the final grades came out for the year). Peggy and I are very worried about our big man. He has a sevant's heart, but he just doesn't seem to see the importance of doing school work. Thanks for your prayers for Ian and for us as we all try to deal with this very sticky situation.
Elliott is off traveling for Florida Christian College for the summer. This week he is at Milligan College for a Christ In Youth Summer Conference We won't see him again until early August, but we talk a couple of times a week by phone or by text message.
Emily and her fellow are enjoying each other's company (a little too much for her Dadda's taste). Matt is a nice guy, and he's been able to take my teasing just fine. Emily and Ian babysat on Monday for some kids in our church, and they spent much time at the pool, getting rather red. I should have taken a picture of Ian's back two days ago when it was glowing red, maybe this afternoon, I'll get him out by our pool with his shirt off and snap a quick picture before making him come back in out of the sun.
Peggy is doing well following her surgery. Still has her stitches in, but she should get them out next Monday. The swelling has gone down a lot, and she is finishing up her third round of antibiotics, so I hope that she will finally start to feel human again. She looks mah-vah-lous dahling, and after all it is better to look mah-vah-lous than to feel mah-vah-lous, dahling.
Well, lesson plan writing is calling my name again. It was good to do some Greek Word studies this morning, just to get the juices flowing, now let's communicate the Truth of the Gospel of Jesus as we write these Bible Studies for the teens, eh?
As I have previously indicated, I head out for a week of church camp at Lake Aurora on Sunday (Father's Day), and then for a two week vacation to Sunset Beach, NC. Yeah, I know, I am driving 10 hours to go to the beach when I live five minutes away from the beach. Don't get me started on that line of thought.
I do have three of the four books I will read at the beach already picked out, just gotta find a good novel for pure pleasure reading to round out my selections. Guess I will hafta get busy with that pretty soon, since I won't have a chance to get a book next week, eh?
Your continued prayers concerning Ian and his lack of school work would be appreciated. He is going to take the 2nd semester work of his Chemistry 1 class online when we get back from vacation, and he will be repeating his Algebra 2 class next year in school (we already knew that before the final grades came out for the year). Peggy and I are very worried about our big man. He has a sevant's heart, but he just doesn't seem to see the importance of doing school work. Thanks for your prayers for Ian and for us as we all try to deal with this very sticky situation.
Elliott is off traveling for Florida Christian College for the summer. This week he is at Milligan College for a Christ In Youth Summer Conference We won't see him again until early August, but we talk a couple of times a week by phone or by text message.
Emily and her fellow are enjoying each other's company (a little too much for her Dadda's taste). Matt is a nice guy, and he's been able to take my teasing just fine. Emily and Ian babysat on Monday for some kids in our church, and they spent much time at the pool, getting rather red. I should have taken a picture of Ian's back two days ago when it was glowing red, maybe this afternoon, I'll get him out by our pool with his shirt off and snap a quick picture before making him come back in out of the sun.
Peggy is doing well following her surgery. Still has her stitches in, but she should get them out next Monday. The swelling has gone down a lot, and she is finishing up her third round of antibiotics, so I hope that she will finally start to feel human again. She looks mah-vah-lous dahling, and after all it is better to look mah-vah-lous than to feel mah-vah-lous, dahling.
Well, lesson plan writing is calling my name again. It was good to do some Greek Word studies this morning, just to get the juices flowing, now let's communicate the Truth of the Gospel of Jesus as we write these Bible Studies for the teens, eh?
Tuesday, June 14, 2005
Why Am I Still Up?
Yes, it's nearly 12:30 AM, and I am still up. I just finsihed some work on newsletter articles for our church newsletter. I am working late because I leave for camp on Sunday, and for vacation on Friday, June 24th.
Overall, life keeps going at an extremely hectic pace, filled with the usual disappointments and challenges. After all, grades are now in.
Well, I will try to do a real post before I head out for camp (I am really excited about the week), but as for now, I will simply say, "good night."
Overall, life keeps going at an extremely hectic pace, filled with the usual disappointments and challenges. After all, grades are now in.
Well, I will try to do a real post before I head out for camp (I am really excited about the week), but as for now, I will simply say, "good night."
Friday, June 10, 2005
Nothing From Nothing Leaves Nothing
It's not that I don't have anything about which to write, I just don't have the time right now. I am preparing for a week of camp, vacation, CIY Trip, a carry-in dinner at the church tonight, a summer's worth of youth group lessons to write, a summer's worth of song services to plan, and then there is the whole dealing with end of the school year grades thing. Whew.
I've got nothing right now. Nothing.
In fact, posts on the site may be very sporodic as we go through the next several weeks. I know that the two people who check this site will be sorely disappointed, but they will get over it.
I've got nothing right now. Nothing.
In fact, posts on the site may be very sporodic as we go through the next several weeks. I know that the two people who check this site will be sorely disappointed, but they will get over it.
Monday, June 06, 2005
happy pills
Peggy underwent 3 1/2 hours of oral surgery on Monday, June 6th to repair a hole in her gum from a root canal done last year. She gave me permission to take this photo of her in the dentist's chair following the surgery, so she surely won't be upset with me for posting on the blog, eh? At least not until she sees it. Oh well, with the happy pills in her, she is sleeping soundly as I type this entry to the blog just a few feet from her slumbering self. The dentist said all went very well, so hopefully we are putting this all behind us now! Happy first day out of school, Peggy!
Wednesday, June 01, 2005
Top O the River
Oh yeah, I forgot to send this picture from my phone last week. Middle Bro took it of me standing in front of the Fabulous "Top O' The River" restaurant in Anniston, Alabama. In fact, I just ate the last of the leftover catfish from there for lunch today. Good stuff!
What is this?
Three guesses and the first two don't count. No, members of my immediate family are not elibible for the grand prize, as they already know. Let's just say this is not a one-of-a-kind deal, there are actually three of them. And oh boy, is Mamma ever proud.
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